Gaio Molina cattle reticulum boots - a load of old tripe?

It's amazing what you discover on our fashion forums. I'm all for shoes made of interesting materials, and still swoon over Gwendolyn Carrie's fishskin wedges, but these ankle boots are a step too far even for me. They're made from cattle reticulum leather, which is just a slightly more palatable name for tripe. Yes, tripe, the inside of a cow's stomach. It's one of a few interesting materials that Gaio Molina uses. Others include Tilapia fish and frog leather (which is surprisingly beautiful, if a bit hard to stomach, natch).

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Posted by Gemma on January 30, 2007 11:54 AM in Boots| Designer Shoes| Heels
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ohh.. my stomach just churned.. that is absolutely FOUL!

Posted by: lulu | January 31, 2007 4:51 AM

The're beautiful !

Chris.

Posted by: Chris | February 9, 2007 12:38 AM

Fabulous, delicious, scrumptious. I want one!

Posted by: aniko | April 9, 2007 10:15 AM

i really like them a lot

Posted by: Lucy | August 2, 2007 9:07 PM

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